10/09/2026
Alief has opinions. Quite a few of them 👀 But behind the hot takes is a pretty clear philosophy on setting: the boulder isn’t for the setter, it’s for the climber.
For Alief, good setting should do more than look good or feel clever. It should give climbers something to figure out, something to learn from, and maybe even expose a weakness they didn’t know they had. And if you find a completely different way through what he created? Even better 🔥
Come 18 Sep, we’ll find out what that philosophy looks like on the wall at the Setters’ Showdown 2026 Pro Edition.
🔩 Alief — The Rock School
🛠️ Pro Setting Day — 18 Sep
🗳️ Climb + People’s Choice Voting — 18–26 Sep